Just recently the Littler family stated they would not renew leases and would start demolition of the buildings in the New Year. General opinion is that they hope to force the councils hand by rendering the airfield useless. However this is the latest......

The cabinet also decided to seek powers to compulsorily purchase the airfield if negotiations with the owners fail

A council run private airfield with a massive market and possibly the easiest access cold war bomber in the country (for the rare few who haven't been, You walk past a Flying School , out onto the Ramp and You're in touching distance of 655)this would send the money spinners in the council up and send entry fees for market days/fast taxis' up I think ....

Hopefully enough to secure its future. If you haven't visited 655, I recommend you do, even if it would mean a significant journey. On Saturdays (maybe less so in the depths of winter) there are volunteers on site who will take you round including into the crew area, and if you are reaaally lucky well-behaved children may get to sit up front.

I've sat in the front and I'm a 39yr old child!! lolI'm Up at Wellesbourne nearly every other month .. always go in, say Hi to the Old Girl and drop some coins in the pot before having some grub at the Cafe

Not uncommon in the worlds of classics. My local-ish MG group has announced this year's open (as opposed to just group members) MG Heritage run is to be the 25th and last because of the effects of passing time on the organisers. Disappointingly on the same day as Wellesbourne last year, and we opted to do the run. But ironically the route (unknown in advance) took us right past the airfield and we were treated to several fly-overs by a jet as we passed by. Had I known of both these changes at the time we would have done Wellesbourne last year and the run this! As it is we are doing the run this year anyway as we were on the first as well as a number of others.

As far as becoming a volunteer for MaPS goes, anyone interested should just turn up on a Saturday morning and have a chat with the people there. That's apparently how most of them started.

Looks like no Wings and Wheels for 2018 either. Local paper item implies that the owners of the airfield are not allowing it - confirmed on https://xm655.com/, which may well be a deliberate attempt to starve them of funding and so kill 655.